wow, someone else who also uses gripshift still? the ODI Ruffians arent thin enough for you to use comfortably?I don't like lock-ons as I prefer thinner grips and gripshifters due to a fucked up thumb joint. However, evo silicone grips have solved any of my grip rotation issues.
A bad bout of psoriatic arthritis pretty much ruined the last joint in my right thumb and I am relegated to gripshift.wow, someone else who also uses gripshift still? the ODI Ruffians arent thin enough for you to use comfortably?
thats where my grips tend to wear out the fastest too and if i dont replace the grip often, it cuts into my hand.Moreso the hard aluminum clamp where I put my hand.
i'm surprised the 'problem' of aligning short stems with the front wheel hasn't already given us a keyed steerer tube/stem 'solution'.next up: proprietary stem / steerer tube interface.
probably because in rough crashes you'd be more likely to break the steerer, stem, or both.i'm surprised the 'problem' of aligning short stems with the front wheel hasn't already given us a keyed steerer tube/stem 'solution'.
of course, but drawbacks don't always seem to be at the top of the 'this is better for you' list.probably because in rough crashes you'd be more likely to break the steerer, stem, or both.
I just mark the steerer to show the split in the back of the stem once I'm happy with the alignment, Makes it way easier to get right next time.i'm surprised the 'problem' of aligning short stems with the front wheel hasn't already given us a keyed steerer tube/stem 'solution'.
WTB worked with Sram on their new standard, so that explains that.SRAM gets cheap and sensible, WTB creates useless new standards.
i wonder if they actually tightened them once they put them on. the way SRAM thinks now a days, you never know.“Both Jerome and I have had our locking grips completely slip on us when we need them most,” explains Moeschler. “We’re not big riders, which is the strange part. If it’s happening to us, it’s happening to others too. I’ve had serious crashes from twisting a grip, it was obvious we needed to change the way grips fit on bars so we developed the PadLoc system.”
How "grippy" are those Easton ones? I'm using Odi X-Trainers for 3 years now simply because they provide excellent grip even in the wet. But they could be a bit thicker, like the Rogues are.Never had a problem with ODIs, but the last time I bought grips I got the Easton lock-ons and I prefer the grip compound's longevity (elastomeric polyurethane vs Kraton), clamping safety on carbon, and it's available in 30 and 33mm. They don't have a hundred different patterns to pick from but the thickness options are more important IMHO:
http://eastoncycling.com/product/lock-on-grips-2/
I bought the 33mm in black two years ago and they've been fine, I haven't noticed a huge difference from the ODIs on my other bikes but I'm not especially sensitive/or noticing the grips even if I'm hopping on friend's or a demo bike. The only thing that would bother me is if a grip starts slipping or breaking down.How "grippy" are those Easton ones? I'm using Odi X-Trainers for 3 years now simply because they provide excellent grip even in the wet. But they could be a bit thicker, like the Rogues are.
Park's also in on this. The Park SGI-7 saw guide... (No pics yet.)I'm wondering if they'll come up with some sort of jig to properly cut the handlebar... All the pictures show perpendicular cut marks there, but none diagonal so far.
Something tells me X Fusion's damper name would find a better use at WTB...Park's also in on this. The Park SGI-7 saw guide... (No pics yet.)
I'm thinking they might be laundering drug money as well. Stuff like this is pricey to develop and produce. Oh, and stupid.I can see how OCD dudes are gonna rotate the handlebars in stem just to get the color ends of their non-rotatable grips line up with other lines on their bikes.
I call pure BS on this one. Is there a running contest in the industry about how absurd ideas they dare bring to market?
i had this idea years ago."I think we'll go with helium filled frames for next year"
I'm not saying it's a new idea, I'm just saying we'll buy it loli had this idea years ago.
So much for the tubes resisting folding in the event of a crash...Why not vacuum filled frames? You could then sell vacuum pumps that would "bleed air out of frames", too. Or you could reuse the one that's already in your night stand.